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Orthodox Archives
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Visit Nurtures Relationship Between Episcopal Church and Russian Orthodox
(ENS) A four-day visit in mid-June to the Russian Orthodox Church by a delegation from the Episcopal Church was the latest step in nurturing what has become a very special ecumenical relationship.
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Russian Orthodox Bishops Clarify Role in Ecumenical Movement and with State
(ENS) Despite some strong reservations about the direction of the ecumenical movement, the Russian Orthodox Church has officially committed itself to the continuing quest for church unity--and warned that it was prepared to serve as critic of the state.
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Episcopal Delegation Present for Historic Consecration of Russian Cathedral
(ENS) Bishop Richard F. Grein of New York and Bishop George Packard, bishop of the Armed Forces, and their chaplains were the only invited leaders of Western Christendom at the August 19 consecration of the newly-rebuilt Cathedral of Christ the Savior in Moscow.
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Official Dialogue with Orthodox will Resume After Years of Suspension
(ENS) The official dialogue between the Episcopal Church and the Orthodox will resume this year, following several years of suspension. The Standing Conference of Canonical Orthodox Bishops in the Americas (SCOBA) suspended the dialogue in 1991 because of some developments in the Episcopal Church around sexuality issues.
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Address of His Holiness the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew
Bishop Griswold, Presiding Hierarch of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America, our beloved brother in the Lord with deep and heartfelt joy we welcome you to the Ecumenical Patriarchate, the ancient See of Saint Andrew the First-Called Apostle. With gratitude to God we receive you with the apostolic salutation: "Grace and peace be unto you from God the Father and from our Lord Jesus Christ."
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Response of the Most Rev. Frank T. Griswold
We have been deeply moved by the gracious welcome that you have extended to me and my associates during this, my first visit to the Ecumenical Patriarchate, this ancient and highly venerated see which stands as the first among equals in the Orthodox world. In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, we greet you as well as the other hierarchs of the Ecumenical Throne and those who assist you in your all important ministry of leadership and service.
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Griswold and Delegation Greeted Warmly by Orthodox Patriarchs in Moscow and Istanbul
(ENS) Presiding Bishop Frank T. Griswold and a small delegation from the Episcopal Church made an official visit in July to two of the most important centers of Orthodox Christianity, in Moscow and Istanbul, where they received a very warm welcome--and assurances of "a new era of cooperation."
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